Could this possibly be the most important piece of history any of us can ever learn – how and why medicine became a business, and why drugs on’t work? Did you know that a significant event took place in 1910 which changed the face of Medicine for over a century?
Ever since I was a young teenager, I began to get curious about this. I always thought it was strange. I suffered from bad eczema since a very young age, and the doctor always would prescribe the same thing — steroid creams of various strengths, and a moisturiser from a pharmaceutical company, which I later found out was loaded with harmful ingredients. If the reason for my visit were not skin-related, I’d normally leave with a prescription for a medication — normally an antibiotic (which I have recently discovered is one of the most harmful drugs for our gut (microbiome), and thus our immune system, 70% of which is located in the gut).
Around the time of writing The Vitality Secret, I stumbled upon one of the greatest “aha moments” in my life. The timing was perfect. It was actually whilst watching episode one of The Truth About Cancer series, which by the way, I cannot recommend more highly for everyone on this planet to watch in its entirety. We all know someone who has been affected by cancer. This series teaches you everything you need to know about how cancer is created in the body, a plethora of non-toxic methods to heal your body, and if you do choose to take conventional treatments, how to strengthen your immune system so it is not harmed by the treatment.
Back to Episode One. A considerable amount of time was spent looking into the history of the medical industry, and why doctors are not trained in nutrition (or to heal). It really helps to set the stage. Many people blame doctors for prescribing drugs. Doctors are between a rock and a hard place. Those I’ve spoken to have openly told me they’re not trained in nutrition, yet if they do not follow protocol, they stand to lose their licence.
Did you know that less than 6% of medical graduates in the US receive any kind of nutrition training? This is similar in the UK.
Of all the medical schools in the United States, less than a third have one required course in nutrition. How can this be?
This is when it gets interesting. During the late 1800s and early 1900s there were many different natural approaches to medicine and healing — homeopathic, naturopathic, eclectic herbal, oriental medicines etc.
In 1910, something monumental took place; Two gentlemen, named Carnegie and Rockefeller had their own idea as to what the medical industry should look like. They commissioned The Flexner Report of 1910. This was a preordained report, which meant thatthey knew what the outcome would be. The purpose was to eliminate all competition to patent petrochemical medical education. In Layman’s terms this gave them full power to influence the educational course material taught to doctors.
This was the creation of the medical monopoly as we know it today.
Natural schools that were not pushing drugs were closed down by Carnegie and Rockefeller and The American Medical Association (AMA) closed down the larger respected homeopathic colleges.
Carnegie and Rockefeller showered money into medical schools that were teaching drug-intensive medicine. When money was donated, the donors would ensure their people sat on the Boards of Directors of the teaching centres. This meant the curriculum of the universities and teaching centres fell completely into the hands of the pharmaceutical drug companies.
THE MEDICAL LANDSCAPE HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE THEN.
Schools that had Carnegie & Rockefeller financing churned out more doctors — who became more “recognised doctors.” In return for the financing, schools were required to continue teaching course material exclusively drug-oriented, with absolutely no emphasis on natural medicine.
Some interesting statistics:
· By 1925, more than 10,000 herbalists were put out of business.
· By 1940, over 1,500 chiropractors were prosecuted for practicing quackery.
· By 1923 the 22 homeopathic medical schools that flourished in the 1900s dwindled down to just two.
· By 1950 All schools teaching homeopathy were closed.
If a doctor/physician did not graduate from a Flexner-approved medical school and receive an MD degree, then he or she would not be able to get a job anywhere.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why doctors’ training is so heavily biased towards the prescription of pharmaceutical medications and why they know very little about nutrition.
It’s all too easy for us to blame doctors for our health deteriorating or for them not helping us to heal. I think it’s time to stop blaming doctors, because we now know how they’re trained.
Modern medicine has become a business. In The Vitality Secret, you’ll discover more about the medical industry, and the cancer and diabetes industries specifically.
It has gone so far in the direction of pharmaceutical medication being regarded as the only solution, that natural remedies are regarded as “alternative treatments”. Shouldn’t this be swapped back again?
Do you not think that this is upside down? Shouldn’t the norm should be natural remedies and alternative treatments be pharmaceutical medications? After all, medications do not heal the body, they mask symptom, allow the root course to worsen unnoticed (because the symptoms have gone). True medicine helps the body to heal itself. That is a MAJOR difference.
Thankfully, we are living in exciting times to be alive. This situation is slowly starting to change. Among more “conscious” locations around the world, the demand for pharmaceuticals is dropping considerably as people understand how ineffective they are in helping people with chronic illnesses or diseases. (They have their place in trauma / emergencies of course.) The resurgence of cannabis as medicine is also making for a revolutionary shift in medicine. 20,000 pier-reviewed studies have shown the effectiveness of Cannabis in treating more than 400 different illnesses. In fact, you’re hard pushed to find any health condition that it does not help in some way. An excellent resource about Medicinal Cannabis is The Cannabis Manifesto.
Having resided in LA for the last 6 years, I’ve been so fortunate to have surrounded myself with leading pioneers in holistic health. Whilst LA may be a “bubble,” this level of awareness is shifting. People approach me from England for support as they no longer want to take medications.
I believe that the sooner this information and history reaches the masses, the sooner we can experience a tipping point and shift in awarness and empowerment and self-healing. Would you agree?
We all have this incredible power to heal our own bodies. The challenge is that we are giving away this power. As Gregg Braden is known for saying, and as I mentioned in this post, every organ in the body is designed to heal, given the right environment. It’s just up to us to create the right environment within, to allow our body to do what it ultimately wants to do.
What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear them. Please share if this resonated with you
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Carnegie and Rockefeller showered money into medical schools that were teaching drug-intensive medicine. When money was donated, the donors would ensure their people sat on the Boards of Directors of the teaching centres. This meant the curriculum of the universities and teaching centres fell completely into the hands of the pharmaceutical drug companies.
